Strong's H7291 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: רָדַף (râdaph)

Pronunciation: raw-daf'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

KJV Renderings: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Senses

1. to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after
1. (Qal)
2. to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon
3. to persecute, harass (fig)
4. to follow after, aim to secure (fig)
5. to run after (a bribe) (fig)
6. (Niphal)
7. to be pursued
8. one pursued (participle)
9. (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue
10. (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away
11. (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.